Suzi Quatro didn’t just break into rock—she smashed the door open wearing leather and carrying a bass. In the early ’70s she became one of the first women to lead a hard‑rock band from the front, singing, playing, and commanding the stage with the same fire usually reserved for the boys. Scholars later called her a true pioneer, a cornerstone in rock’s history who proved that a woman could front, play, write, and lead just as fiercely as anyone else.
